[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4544 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4544

 To provide for the conveyance of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, 
                                Kansas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2002

  Mr. Moore introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conveyance of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, 
                                Kansas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, SUNFLOWER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, KANSAS.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall convey, 
without consideration, to the Johnson County Park and Recreation 
District, Kansas (in this section referred to as the ``District''), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 
real property, including any improvements thereon, in the State of 
Kansas consisting of approximately 2,800 acres and containing the 
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. The purpose of the conveyance is to 
permit the District to use the parcel for recreational purposes.
    (b) Environmental Matters.--(1) With respect to the parcel conveyed 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall retain 
responsibility for carrying out, to levels consistent with the intended 
use of the parcel by the District--
            (A) any response action that may be required under the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) or other 
        applicable provisions of law; and
            (B) any action required under any other statute to 
        remediate petroleum products (or their derivatives) or 
        propellants (or their derivatives).
    (2) Any Federal department or agency that had or has operations 
resulting in the release or threatened release of any hazardous 
substances, petroleum products (or their derivatives) or propellants 
(or their derivatives) on, under, or about the parcel conveyed under 
subsection (a), and any Federal department or agency that owned the 
parcel at the time of such release or threatened release, shall pay the 
cost of any response action or other action that may be necessary to 
remediate the parcel to levels consistent with the intended use of the 
parcel by the District.
    (3) In accepting the parcel conveyed under subsection (a), the 
District--
            (A) shall not be treated as a responsible party under 
        section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(a)), or 
        any other applicable provision of law, for performing, or 
        paying the cost of, any response action or other action that 
        may be necessary as the result of any release or threatened 
        release of hazardous substances, petroleum products (or their 
        derivatives) or propellants (or their derivatives) on, under, 
        or about the parcel as a result of activities on the parcel 
        before the date of the conveyance; and
            (B) shall not be subject to suit for contribution for any 
        cost described by subparagraph (A) under section 113(f) of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9613(f)), or any other 
        applicable provision of law.
    (c) Exception From Screening Requirement.--The Secretary shall make 
the conveyance under subsection (a) without regard to the requirement 
under section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, that the property 
be screened for further Federal use in accordance with the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et 
seq.).
    (d) Description of Property.--(1) The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (2) The Secretary may use for the purpose of paragraph (1) a survey 
prepared by the National Park Service if the Secretary determines that 
the survey is appropriate for that purpose.
    (3) If the Secretary obtains for the purpose of paragraph (1) a 
survey other than the survey described in paragraph (2), the cost of 
such survey shall be borne by the District.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
of real property under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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